Mr. Joseph in a state of excitement

Mr. Joseph in a state of excitement

William Makepeace Thackeray

Wood engraving

Illustration for to Chapter 6, Thackeray's Vanity Fair: "The young ladies did not drink it; Osborne did not like it; and the consequence was, the Jos, the fat gourmand drank up the whole contents of the bowl; and the consequence of his drinking up the whole content of the bowl was, a liveliness which at first was astonishing, and then became almost painful..."

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